Labs21 Workshop: Occupants Matter—Sustainable
Design Meets Researchers
Presented by:
Laboratory Research and Technical Staff (LabRATS)
of the University of California (UC) Santa Barbara and UC Davis
Sustainable design of laboratories sometimes assumes idealized
occupant behavior, such as closing fume hood sashes when finished
with them or not placing warm appliances next to thermostats. Conversely,
laboratory occupants sometimes assume their behavior does not effect
building operations, such as when they deactivate fume hood alarms.
Some topics discussed during this workshop include:
- Temperature settings
- Hazard and heat compartmentalizing
- Zone lighting
- Closing fume hood sashes
- Other energy and water saving techniques
Who Should Attend This Course?
This half-day workshop targets designers, engineers, operations
and maintenance staff, and laboratory occupants to educate them
on the collaborative practices that can be done to ensure maximum
efficiency from electrical and mechanical systems, and the building
as a whole. In turn, this collaboration with researchers may lead
to more restrained design requests, where systems deemed unnecessary
by the laboratory occupants could be eliminated.
Continuing Education Credits
This course is worth three Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
for professional engineers and three Continuing Education Credits
(CECs) from the American Institute of Architects for registered
architects.
Upcoming Workshops
View the 2010 Workshop Schedule to
locate a course in your area.
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